The court said opposition lawmakers did not follow the correct procedures for opposing the measure.

法院表示，反对派议员没有遵守抵制这项举措的正当程序。

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Other traditional opposition lawmakers are also increasingly signaling a preference to work with, rather than against, Beijing.

其他过去的反对派议员也在越来越多地显示出与北京合作、而非对抗的倾向。

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Voters here go to the polls Sunday in a by-election that opposition lawmakers are framing as a referendum on faster progress toward direct elections.

港选民将于周日进行一次补选。在反对派议员看来，这是一场有关是否加快直接选举进程的全民公投。

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But it faces strong opposition from farm-state lawmakers, and even its supporters say Congress is unlikely to pass the measure this year.

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Passage of immigration legislation remains in doubt because of strong opposition by mostly Republican lawmakers.

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Other lawmakers,including those from the leading opposition Socialist party, are against any measure.

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"I am not the only one who was hit, " he said, listing the names of several other opposition lawmakers.

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Opposition lawmakers declared an emergency and decried the court's ruling as a sign that Chavez's party had swayed the country's judiciary.

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Pressed by opposition lawmakers in parliament, Yoko Komiyama, minister of welfare, health and labor, has said she would consider reducing welfare payments.

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